24 hours in pictures

Hong Kong, China: A member of the public interacts with an installation entitled Crawling From The Wreckage, at a multimedia 'conceptual circus' entitled 'Hope and Glory' by Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch
Photograph: Alex Hofford/EPA

Kelaniya, Sri Lanka: A man attempts to climb a greased wooden pole to reach a flag for a cash prize
Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters

Belgrade, Serbia: A man walks into a coffee shop on top of a high rise building
Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP

El Alto, Bolivia: A man looks at pictures of haircut styles in a barbers
Photograph: Dado Galdieri/AP

Iceland: A plume of volcanic ash rises into the atmosphere from a crater under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier
Photograph: Olafur Eggertsson/Reuters

Fort Lauderdale, US: A Tea Party supporter gets into a shoving match with someone opposed to the movement during a demonstration
Photograph: Joe Cavaretta/AP

Jerusalem: A veiled Palestinian woman takes part in a demonstration calling for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails
Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Juba, Sudan: Election observers witness the start of ballot counting
Photograph: Pete Muller/AP

Pinnawela, Sri Lanka: Elephants eat at an elephant orphanage
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A view of the makeshift camp opposite the earthquake-damaged presidential palace as the sun sets over the city
Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP

Warrington, UK: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks to the media during election campaigning
Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Jiegu, China: Tibetan people have dinner around a fire in the earthquake-hit town in Qinghai province
Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP